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$545,000 | Used | Power | 36 ft

$765,000 | Used | Power | 48 ft

$1,197,000 | New | Power | 44 ft

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CAROLINA GIRL | 2022 Aquila 36

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CAROLINA GIRL | Aquila 36 36ft

Us $599,684.

Step aboard the breathtaking Carolina Girl, a 2022 36' Aquila beauty that has been immaculately maintained with a mere 100 hours on her twin pristine white Mercury 300 engines. Effortlessly maneuver with the joystick docking feature. This vessel boasts a sophisticated design, showcasing top-of-the-line amenities such as the AGH semi-foiling system, GOST System, fishing package, offshore navigation package, full height windshield/side windows, and a remote-controlled spotlight at the helm. With 2 luxurious staterooms, each featuring its own head and individual A/C control for personalized comfort, the Carolina Girl offers the perfect combination of high performance and lavishness for unforgettable adventures on the water.

Key Features and upgrade:

Recently serviced

2 cabins, 2 heads

AHG semi foiling system

Fischer Panda 5kW diesel generator package (upgrade)

Cabin AC (2x 6000 BTU)

Cockpit AC (1x 16,000 BTU)

Fishing package including live well, insulated fish box/cooler, Rod holders, transom railing and dive ladder (upgrade)

BBQ fridge module

Raw water wash down

Offshore navigation package

Twin 12" Raymarine Axiom chartplotter, VHF with speaker and antenna. CPT transducer (upgrade)

Raydome color scanner 19" 4kw (upgrade)

Full height windshield/side windows

Storm Grey upholstery with diamond stich

Electric cooktop in galley (upgrade)

Premium sound system

Blue LED deck lighting

Blue LED underwater lights

Canvas door enclosure on aft of hardtop

Removable bow sunshade

Bow seating canvas cover (black) (custom)

Window privacy covers (custom)

Windlass anchor (upgrade)

Specifications

• Length: 36ft
• Beam: 14' 6"
• Hull: Fiberglass
• Status: Active

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MEASUREMENTS

• Length Overall: 36 ft
• Beam Measure: 14' 6"
• Total Power: 1200
• Engine Brand: MERCURY
• Engine Model: 300XXL
• Engine/Fuel Type: Unleaded
• Engine Power: 600 hp
• Fresh Water Tanks: 1 (330 Gallons)
• Fuel Tanks: 1 (330 Gallons)

Accommodations

• Number of cabins: 2
• Number of heads: 2

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Reviewed: Aquila 36

• By Chris Caswell
• Updated: August 15, 2018

When MarineMax approached the Sino Eagle Group, a Chinese boatbuilder, to create the Aquila series of power cats, the yacht sales firm had two goals: The first was to flesh out its MarineMax Vacations bareboat charter fleet in the British Virgin Islands, and the second was to create yachts suitable for private ownership.

Those are, in several ways, seemingly contradictory needs. Charter yachts need to be bulletproof: easy to maintain, easy to repair, easy to use. Private yachts, on the other hand, must be whatever their owners want them to be, even if using them takes a little extra maintenance now and then.

To satisfy both types of boaters, the Aquila line was created, first with a 48-footer and then with a 44-footer. The Aquila 36 is a departure from her sisterships in that she is an outboard-powered, express-cruiser-style catamaran, but she also adheres to MarineMax’s philosophies.

With a single main living level from bow to stern and a beam of 14 feet 7 inches, the Aquila 36 is like a bowrider on steroids. She has seating that can handle 20 adults for outings and barbecues, and there are two staterooms below, one in each hull, for family weekending. The staterooms have nearly queen-size berths, en suite heads, stowage and 6-foot-6-inch headroom.

Up on the main deck, under the optional fiberglass hardtop, are a dinette, cooktop, fridge, sink and smokeless grill. Forward, the seating transforms from benches to sun pads, and the anchor gear is hidden under a hatch with a wired remote control.

Aft, the choices include settees across the transom or a fishing/diving option with a bait tank and tackle station. Twin boarding gates allow for docking, diving or tender access.

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Power choices are twin 250, 300 or 350 hp Mercury Verados, with the 350s pushing the Aquila 36 to nearly 35 knots.

A solid dayboat for the family or for fishing, the Aquila 36 is equally adept at weekending with friends.

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When looking at an Aquila Power Catamaran as your next boat, you’ll be thrilled to know that they’ve reached their 100th born to the brand leaving you with the confidence, that you’re in the most capable hands! Yes, the Aquila 44, wore the banner of 100th boat built shining as bright as the rest with Aquila’s tradition of innovative designs combined with classic boating traditions gracing her with the 2014 AIM Media Editor’s Choice Awards, ”Best New Multihull 40’-49’”. This exceptional power catamaran has it’s builders walking on air with excitement as their hard work shows the fruits in it’s being known as one of the best in the world in it’s class!

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The Aquila power catamaran brand began in 2012. A company know as the Sino Eagle Group, headed up by CEO—Frank Xiong, built an Aquila 38 for the charter division in the BVI’s for one of the world's largest power boat dealers. The Aquila 44, now joining this same charter division’s charter fleet, will be sure to fulfill many charter client’s dreams on a vacation of a lifetime riding on the deep blue in this highly recognized beauty!

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Sino Eagle Group, J&J Design Group, Seaway, and the boat dealer who was booking these cats through their charter divison, all decided to band together and come up with a new, purebred power catamaran that the Aquila would come to be known as.

The award-winning, highly-regarded team started with an Aquila 48. With many hands of experience in the project, they were able to build off of the highest levels of expertise in all aspects of it’s design.  Setting new standards for the industry, they quickly were known for the newest and most exciting evolution in a catamaran offering comfort and practicality with a trend setting innovation that leaves you noticing her quality and cutting edge design. Sino Eagle Group, well known throughout the world for it’s high-tech composite manufacturing, decided to build a full in-house manufacturing center with limitless capabilities.

Aquila Power Catamarans are the ideal cruising vessels to live aboard, enjoy simple dockside entertaining or even travel the oceans of the world on.  Expanding it’s line-up on a continual basis, you’ll find an Aquila 36, Aquila 44, Aquila 48, and, this year the Aquila 60.

Showing off the hard work this expert conglomeration has designed and built, is evident in the award winning products their customers can enjoy. Their continued growth to new markets is impressive and applaudable.

Studying their models, you’ll find their smallest being the all-new Aquila 32 Sport Catamaran.  Most notable, is it’s quality, chic style and practical function along with yacht-like features.

Just begging to take you on an exciting adventure, your wish is it’s command on this lovely ride!

Their all-new 36 Sport Power Catamaran provides the amenities of a large yacht with it’s topside summer kitchen complete with smokeless grill, generous cockpit seating for everyone in the party to congregate in at once and two comfy cabins complete with private en-suite heads. Take her out to enjoy a day of watersports or hit the many exciting destinations you’ve had on your ‘bucket list’.

As we grow in size, we step aboard the Aquila 44, a luxurious and spacious power catamaran known for a fresh new look at traditional boating along with her practical design and fantastic performance. Choose a 3 or 4 cabin layout featuring a salon with a comfortable seating area and hidden TV stowage, a state-of-the-art galley (both with panoramic views) and an oversized flybridge. Looking for a custom build, this model can take you there.

Onto Aquila’s state-of-the-art 48’ Power Catamaran—representing a most innovative design in all aspects on the market today.., Combining a nice mix of luxury/comfort and performance, this pure-bred power cat was custom built to hit the highest in boating standards for a vessel under 50’! Designed in collaboration with top experts such as world-class designers, builders and engineers along with one of the industry’s leading yacht retailers, Aquila has gone above and beyond the norm with this winner. Cruising to the Bahamas or Caribbean will be a breeze and you may not even want to go home!

We come to the end of the Aquila model tour with Aquila’s 36 Excursion.  A break-away from the traditional commercial vessels, this exciting addition to the Aquila line, combines power catamaran stability with efficiency and peace-of-mind.  Offering a power of outboard propulsion, she can be counted on for many different applications. Should you decided on adding these yummy extras to your custom 36 Excustion, you’ll be sure to use her fully enclosed, air-conditioned deck —which has been known to double for a water taxi while keeping a partially enclosed deck, you’ll able able to accommodate those looking to head under the deep blue for a scuba dive.  If a call for a harbor patrol or pilot vessel is on the ‘want list’, the Aquila 36 Excursion, can step up to the plate for either.  With an outstanding layout fit for up to even 40 of your favorite friends/family and work associates, you’ll be quite proud of the adaptability she can offer all with customizable levels of luxury.

Quite an impressive line-up, and makes for a tough decision in narrowing down your favorite…the Aquila Power Catamaran’s spectacular performance makes any of the models a perfect pick!

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Aquila 36: Catamaran Review

This outboard-powered catamaran is the ultimate summer party boat and a comfy weekender.

Launched at the 2017 Miami Boat Show, and displayed at the 50th Sydney International Boat Show, the Aquila 36 has been designed as a luxury family weekender, offshore fishing and dive boat, cocktail cruiser or even a passenger and charter vessel. But with a comfortable seating capacity for 20 guests in the bow-to-stern seating arrangements, this is a superlative party craft and beach goer. Even the dolphins came out to play and nod in agreement during our test on Sydney Harbour.

OVERVIEW - An outboard-powered party cat and summer beach boat New products designed by consortiums often fail from the too-many-chefs-in-the-kitchen syndrome. But this revolutionary summer powercat is a winner because the design team has serious credentials.

The brains of U.S. boating retailing giant MarineMax, who established Aquila and a new charter business to further its reach, this 36ft powercat has some impressive features including on-trend outboard power for getting in close to your favourite beach and bolthole.

The slippery cat hull was penned by J&J Design, the well-known brothers Japec and Jernej Jakopin, who together boast around 300 designs for 55 production boatbuilders in more than 20 countries.

Along with the Aquila 44 and 48ft flybridge cruising cats with inboard engines, this outboard-powered 36 is built by Sino Eagle Yachts in China. The 36 meets CE Category B for eight offshore, Category C for 18 on coastal waters, and Category D for 26 on inland and sheltered waterways. Yep, a party boat.

The slippery low-drag hull certainly scooted along rather nicely on a sunny Sydney Harbour, with twin 300hp supercharged Mercury Verado FourStroke outboards allowing us to explore some picture-perfect anchorages where other boats dare venture. At rest, the cat hull is obviously more stable than a mono, so it rocks a lot less from the passing wake.

The hull was tank tested and constructed using resin infusion and balsa-core composite to keep weight in check. The quality of the Aquila 36, from the mouldings to the joinery and the electrics and engineering, is impressive.

But the appeal of this power catamaran are all the seats and convertible sunpads, the room to move and groove on deck, where the useable space is akin to a 55-footer. There’s an amenities centre, shade under the hardtop, and modular seating with optional layouts. There’s also terrific access to the water and the outboards let you get in close.

PRICE AND EQUIPMENT - Available in syndication for $77,500 for a 1/10th share Rated for 250-350hp, our Aquila 36 hit 33 knots with the twin supercharged 300hp Mercury Verado outboards. They felt right. Beyond these engine upgrades are a lot of options to create a powercat to suit your needs.

You can add and remove seating, choose a fully-enclosed helm or the hardtop with clears and abundant streaming fresh air as per the test boat, add a generator and air-con, fishing and barbecue centres, more covers, boosted 485lt instead of standard 200lt water supply, and create more of a cruising boat.

The major options on the test boat, which was set-up as a Sydney Harbour day cruiser, included a 3kVa inverter with upgraded 600A of battery power aboard, LED lighting package, and SeaDeck foam flooring.

You can get aboard a base Aquila 36 with twin 250hp outboards for about $520k. As tested, the tricked-up Aquila 36 had a ticket of about $620k.

The test boat was joining a Smart Boating syndication fleet operating out of Clontarf on Middle Harbour. The 1/10th shares were selling for $77,500 for a three-year term. This makes even more dollars and sense for a party boat like this and could be all you need.

LAYOUT AND ACCOMMODATION - Party on-board and weekend away The spacious bow entertaining area, accessible via the walkthrough windshield, can be configured three different ways. There’s surrounding seating for eight that converts to wide lounges and aft facing seats, which then folds flat to make two double sunpads.

The bowrider seating includes flip-down armrests, LED-lit cup holders, speakers and mounting points for an optional collapsible bow awning. The aft seating running nearly all the way across the stern and also transforms into a double sunbed. So, all told, there are comfortable sunbeds for three couples.

Between these seating areas, in the central cockpit, under the expansive hard top (with optional electric sunroof), is a day galley with L-shaped dining area that includes a collapsible pedestal table.

The galley had a solid stone food-prep top, fridge and sink. There’s hot-water via the charged 60lt accumulator tank when hooked to shorepower— but after that it’s cold — with plenty of room to mount a barbecue.

We’d definitely add a barbecue to the transom with stainless steel LPG gas bottle or tow. This just has to be a barbecue party boat in our mind. To that end, and that of a working week on a Friday afternoon boat test, the hinged passenger-side sub-seat icebox was full of cold beverages.

Meantime, water access rates highly on the Aquila 36. Between the outboards at the transom is an aft-facing bench seat overlooking a decent swim deck topped with SeaDek foam flooring underfoot. There’s more space here due to the cat design and also room for fishing with your rod tips clear of the engines.

A deep-reach central swim ladder — or an optional hydraulic swim platform — make swimming and diving an integral part of this boat’s summer agenda. The Aquila also has port and starboard boarding gates for easy access via the marina.

Two separate companionways each lead down in the hulls to a separate cabin with a double bed and en suite, including a head and handheld shower. With a head height of 1.98m and expansive hull side windows and overhead hatches, you can a feeling of space, light and comfort. Air conditioning is an option.

But as it we found them, with big forward escape hatches, the cabins were a great surprise. There Aquila 36 can definitely cater for family needs for weekends away, with the outboards letting your sneak into anchorages and skinny beaches away from the madding crowds or right in the middle of them should you choose.

HULL AND ENGINEERING - Built to CE standards with composite construction Aquila is a dedicated powercat builder and designer experiencing strong growth, Brent Vaughan from importers Mulithull Central tells us as we prepare to cast the lines.

Built by Sino Eagle Yachts in China to CE standards and the discerning American market, the Aquila 36 has been thoroughly tank tested. It’s also been market tested, with the idea stemming from U.S. boating retailers MarineMax, so there was plenty of seating, huge storage areas above and below decks, and ease of use throughout.

The vinylester resin-infused hull and deck reduce weight and, ultimately, fuel bills, while high bridge clearance contributes to a smooth ride, the boatbuilder says. The boat also feels stuff, with resin-infused structural bulkheads adding to the strength for inshore and offshore boating.

The switch panel looks easy to understand, with 12V toggles and shorepower service, remote battery master switches, engine parallel, the 3kW inverter, volt and amp meter, plus digital tank monitor for the 1350lt of fuel in alloy tanks, 200lt of water, and 160lt holding tank. There are four automatic bilge pumps in the boat and it all looked like a good production boat under the floor and in the engineering department to us.

The sound system is a three-zone number with six speakers, while the helm station features an adjustable seat for two with individual flip-up bolsters. The electronic engine shifts, with features like single lever, sync and +/- throttle adjustment, and Mercury Verado power assist steering, along with Mercury's automatic Active Trim Control, make driving a snap.

In fact, a big part of this boat's appeal is its ease of use, ease of maintenance and the fact you can just hose it out after that big barbecue summer party. Push button anchoring and outboard trim-and-tilt make it all very familiar.

Underway, we found a willing cruising boat on Sydney Harbour. We closed the wind door and windscreen and cruised a fair few miles.

ON THE WATER - Smooth cruising with predictable cat handling The helm position offers excellent all-round visibility and a commanding view fore and aft. There was a 15in Raymarine hybrid-touch MFD screen and a SmartCraft navigation package for the Mercury outboards.

Easy handling and manoeuvrability come from the wide-set twin engines and the autopilot for hands-free coastal cruising with the outboards. And with just 60cm of draft, the Aquila 36 can go places a monohull can’t.

Underway, the cat just slips up to planning speed. Mercury's automatic Active Trim Control kept the boat running flat, perhaps a tad too much when quartering the breeze, when a bit of spray licked up. But override that system and apply the throttle and you speed away from it.

The optimum cruise revs of 4000rpm return 18.5 knots for 80lt per hour and a safe cruising range of about 280nm. Fast cruise at 5000rpm returned 24 knots and a range of 230nm. Top speed was 33.6 knots, while low-speed plane was clocked at 300rpm and 11 knots. If you can sit on 350-rpm and 15 knots you can pull a range of almost 300nm, according to our data capture.

Off the wheel, this was an easy drive. But I did feel the need to override the Active Trim Control to get maximum lift and limit spray. As with most powercats, the Aquila 36 leans outboard in the turns, but if you back off the inside engine and throttle the turning circle is greatly reduced.

All told, I’m seeing it as more of a cruising platform for reaching the anchorage and partying than a sportsboat that you drive for that pleasure alone. Once the anchor bites or the mooring is claimed, its game on. The crew enjoyed a cold beer at Nielson Bay and Milk Beach before cruising back under the Harbour Bridge for home.

VERDICT - A summer savvy entertainer with outboard power With so much up-top waterfront living room, as a summer party platform, the Aquila 36 is going to be hard to beat. Then when you want a family weekender, there are two double cabins, one per hull, each with a luxury en suite and shower down below. Oh, and full headroom.

On top of this, Aquila offers a full enclosed cabin version of its 36, as well as layouts optimised for fishing with rod holders, outriggers and more. Given Australia love of powercats stretching well back, and our penchant for wetting a line and partying hard, this boat makes a lot of good boating sense.

A second Aquila 36 has now been ordered as more of Queensland cruising boat, with a fully enclosed helm, aft shade and camper covers, a fishing package including bait tank, rod holders and bait-prep/cleaning board, plus barbecue module with fridge.

The second Queensland cruising Aquila 36 will arrive in time for the 2017 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Meantime, this boat beckons to be taken to a beach and given the full party treatment. And with shares available, it’s bound to be popular this summer.

REVS     KNOTS        LT/HR 1000          5.0                  9.0 1500          6.0                13.0 2000          7.7                20.0 2500          8.4                28.7 3000        11.0                48.0 3500        15.0                61.4 4000        18.5                80.0 4500        21.8                91.0 5000        24.0              126.0 5500        28-29.0        149.0 6000        33.6             224.0 THREE BLADE 12x 21in PITCH STAINLESS-STEEL THREE PROPS, 90 PER CENT OF AVAILABLE FUEL

HIGHS >> Exceptional deck space for entertaining a crowd >> Twin outboards for accessing beaches and boltholes >> Easy clean, low-maintenance boating solution >> Twin double cabins each with en suites >> And impressive solution for summer boating

LOWS >> High-volume hulls kick up a bit of spray quartering the wind >> Needs a barbecue to sate the intended crowd >> Battery position under the deck seat stole valuable storage space >> No extractor fans in heads >> Punters might struggle docking — add the joystick!

Specifications: Aquila 36 Price as Tested: $620k with upgraded 300hp Mercury Verado FourStroke outboard engines, optional 3kVa inverter with upgraded 600A of battery power, LED lighting package, SeaDeck foam flooring, and more. Priced From: $520k for base Aquila 36 with twin 250hp outboards. 1/10th shares were selling for $77,500 for a three-year term via Smart Boating at Clontarf, Middle Harbour, Sydney.

LOA: 10.96m Hull Length: 9.94m Beam: 4.45m Length Waterline: 9.30m Height Above Waterline: 3.05m Draft: 0.60m (outboards up) Displacement: 6700kg (dry); 8800kg (loaded); 9200kg (optional fully enclosed variant) Engines and Performance: 2 x 250hp Mercury Verado for 27 knots, 2 x 300hp for 33 knots, 2 x 350hp for 37 knots Fuel: 2 x 675lt Water: 200lt (opt 485lt) Holding Tanks: 2 x 60lt Certification: Cat B Offshore 8 people, Cat C Coastal Waters 18 people, Cat D Inland and Sheltered 26 people! Cabins: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Engines on Test: Twin 300hp Mercury Verado

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